Combination rack

ABSTRACT

A combination rack includes a base formed of a front-open box, a flat panel made out of a ferrous plate and covered with a decorative covering and fixedly mounted on the rear side of the top wall of the base in vertical, and different shapes of holder frame members with embedded magnets attachable to the flat panel by means of magnetic attraction for supporting small ornaments.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a rack for holding things and moreparticularly, to a combination rack that can be conveniently arranged inany of a variety of forms for holding things.

2. Description of the Related Art

A regular rack assembly for use in a living room to hold electric andornamental items is generally comprised of cabinets and partition walls.Conventional rack assemblies for this purpose are of fixed type, notadjustable to change the configuration. To fit a particular personalrequirement, a custom made is necessary. However, a custom-made rackassembly is quite expensive, and its fabrication takes time.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a combination rack that allows theuser to change its arrangement conveniently.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances inview. It is one object of the present invention to provide a combinationrack that can be conveniently arranged in any of a variety of forms forholding things.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the combination rackcomprises a base formed of a front-open box, a flat panel formed of aferrous plate covered with a decorative covering and fixedly mounted onthe rear side of the top wall of the base in vertical, and a pluralityof holder frame members respectively embedded with magnets andattachable to the flat panel by means of magnetic attraction forsupporting small ornaments.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the decorativecovering of the flat panel can be a thin layer of wood or plastics.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the holderframe members include can be triangular frame bars, wave-like framebars, rectangular open frames, and/or other geometric frame members.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a combination rack according to thepresent invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective exploded view, partially cutaway, of thecombination rack according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows one application example of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows another application example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows still another application example of the present invention.

FIG. 6 shows still another application example of the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows still another application example of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a combination rack in accordance with thepresent invention is shown comprised of a base 1, a flat panel 2, atriangular holder frame bar 3, a wave-like holder frame bar 4, and arectangular holder frame 5. The base 1 is a front-open box having, forexample, an oval shaped profile. The flat panel 2 is fixedly mounted onthe rear side of the top wall of the base 1 in vertical. According tothis embodiment, the flat panel 2 is a flat ferrous plate 21 coveredwith a layer of decorative covering 22. The layer of decorative covering22 can be a shin sheet of wood, plastics, or any other suitablematerial.

The triangular holder frame bar 3, the wave-like holder frame bar 4 andthe rectangular holder frame 5 each have at least one magnet 31, 41 or51 embedded in the back side thereof.

By means of magnetic attraction between the magnets 31, 41 and 51 andthe flat ferrous plate 21, the triangular holder frame bar 3, thewave-like holder frame bar 4 and the rectangular holder frame 5 aresecured to the flat panel 2 at selected locations for holding smallobjects.

FIG. 3 shows one application example of the present invention. Asillustrated, a DVD player 61 is kept inside the base 1, a TV set 62 issupported on the top wall of the base 1, and the triangular holder framebar 3 and the rectangular holder frame 5 are secured to the flat panel 2above the TV set to hold small ornaments.

FIG. 4 shows another application example of the present invention. Asillustrated, DVDs 63 and books 65 are kept inside the base 1, a stereosystem 64 is supported on the top wall of the base 1, and the triangularholder frame bar 3 and the wave-like holder frame bar 4 are secured tothe flat panel 2 above the stereo system 64 to hold small ornaments.

FIG. 5 shows another application example of the present invention. Asillustrated, books 65 are kept inside the base 1, and the wave-likeholder frame bar 4 and the rectangular holder frame 5 are secured to theflat panel 2 at different elevations to hold small ornaments.

FIG. 6 shows still another application example of the present invention.As illustrated, books 65 and videotapes 66 are kept inside the base 1,and the triangular holder frame bar 3 and the rectangular holder frame 5are secured to the flat panel 2 at different elevations to hold smallornaments.

Referring to FIG. 7, the flat panel 2 can be separately used and affixedto a vertical flat wall with nails 7 to hold the triangular holder framebar 3 and the rectangular holder frame 5 (and the wave-like holder framebar 4) for supporting small ornaments.

Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been described indetail for purposes of illustration, various modifications andenhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except asby the appended claims.

1. A combination rack comprising: a base formed of a front-open box; aflat panel fixedly mounted on a rear side of a top wall of said base invertical, said flat panel comprising a ferrous plate and a decorativecovering covered the surface of said ferrous plate; and a plurality ofholder frame members attachable to said flat panel for supporting smallornaments, said holder frame members each having at least one magnetembedded in a back side thereof for securing to said flat panel by meansof magnetic attraction.
 2. The combination rack as claimed in claim 1,wherein the decorative covering of said flat panel is a thin layer ofwood.
 3. The combination rack as claimed in claim 1, wherein thedecorative covering of said flat panel is a thin layer of plastics. 4.The combination rack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said holder framemembers include at least one triangular frame bar, one wave-like framebar, and one rectangular open frame.